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Appointment

Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Title
Judge
Appointed by
William J. ClintonDemocratic
Seat
CA41501
Nominated
Jan. 27, 1994
Committee hearing
May 25, 1994
Committee action
Reported (favorably)June 14, 1994
Senate vote
Voice
Confirmed
June 15, 1994
Commissioned
June 16, 1994
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Senior status
Sept. 30, 2022

Source Federal Judicial Center.

Recent judicial activity

Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.

Cases

Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.

CaseNo.StatusDate
G.T. v. The Board of Education of the County of Kanawha 21-2286 Decided Sept. 5, 2024
Azucena Lazo-Gavidia v. Merrick Garland 20-2306 Decided Aug. 20, 2024
Sheila Trantham v. Steven Tate 22-2263 Decided Aug. 13, 2024
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. NTE Carolinas II, LLC 22-2168 Decided Aug. 5, 2024
Stanley Friedler v. Stifel, Nicolaus, & Company, Inc. 22-1895 Decided July 18, 2024
United States v. Gilbert Melvin 23-4618 Decided June 26, 2024 Authored
Jake's Fireworks Inc. v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission 23-1661 Decided June 26, 2024 Authored
Adams Outdoor Advertising Limited Partnership v. Beaufort County 23-1242 Decided June 21, 2024
Bacardi and Company Limited v. United States Patent & Trademark Office 22-1659 Decided June 13, 2024
United States v. Deshaun Richardson 21-4300 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
United States v. Ryan Taybron 21-4358 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
United States v. Martin Hunt 21-4231 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
United States v. Xavier Greene 21-4349 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
United States v. Eric Nixon 21-4334 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
United States v. Geovanni Douglas 21-4509 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
United States v. Raymond Palmer 21-4355 Decided April 16, 2024 Authored
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 23-1457 Decided April 10, 2024
Matthew Gibson v. Louise Goldston 22-1757 Decided Oct. 30, 2023
Roee Kiviti v. Naveen Bhatt 22-1216 Decided Sept. 14, 2023
South Carolina State Ports Authority v. NLRB 23-1059 Decided July 28, 2023

Judicial writings

Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.

TypeCaseCourtFiled
Opinion United States v. Gilbert Melvin Fourth Circuit June 26, 2024
Opinion Jake's Fireworks Inc. v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission Fourth Circuit June 26, 2024
Opinion United States v. Geovanni Douglas Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Xavier Greene Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Raymond Palmer Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Martin Hunt Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Deshaun Richardson Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Eric Nixon Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion United States v. Ryan Taybron Fourth Circuit April 16, 2024
Opinion Odalis Chicas-Machado v. Merrick Garland Fourth Circuit July 13, 2023
Opinion Speech First, Inc. v. Timothy Sands Fourth Circuit May 31, 2023
Opinion United States v. Yakotus Odum Fourth Circuit April 26, 2023
Opinion Federal Trade Commission v. Yu Lin Fourth Circuit April 18, 2023
Opinion United States v. David Troy, III Fourth Circuit March 29, 2023
Opinion Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Joshua Stein Fourth Circuit Dec. 28, 2022
Opinion Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Joshua Stein Fourth Circuit Dec. 28, 2022
Opinion Kesha Williams v. Stacey Kincaid Fourth Circuit Oct. 7, 2022
Opinion Kesha Williams v. Stacey Kincaid Fourth Circuit Aug. 16, 2022
Opinion Johnathan Hatch v. Michael DeMayo Fourth Circuit June 3, 2022
Opinion William Garey v. James S. Farrin, P.C. Fourth Circuit June 3, 2022